upper body melt down

i want to loose my tummy and upper body.i have been going for aerobics for several months but no change, i now have decided to use equipments and weights in the gym. i am confused whether they will help me loose weight or tone without shedding

You are not seeing results because of your diet not your exercises, loosing weight is about creating an energy deficit in your body.

Aerobics is more efficient the anaerobic in creating a deficit but anaerobic is better at other things.

You will lose weight with both of them, and if you are not losing weight with aerobic it’s very unlikely that you will lose with an exercise that burn even less calories. Now the problem is not the exercise but your diet.

Last thing you can’t build muscle while burning fat the human body does not do this.

I am losing fat and gaining muscle,but its a slow process. Start using weights,have someone show you how to use them correctly.(This is important)I had a weigh and measure yesterday, and although the scale showed a 2 lbs gain, which happens, I am way down in inches. Go to the Before and After group, my back photos are there. It is self explanatory. You also need the correct diet, you can't starve yourself. BTW, I'm 59, it took me way to long to realize all this, but I'm in better shape now than when I was 30, no exaggeration! Good luck!

thanks to you all..i was thinking muscle cant form on top of fat so the fat has to go away then the muscle will start forming.what do you think? i am now eating healthy and cant wait to see the results.

It's all math. You simply need to burn off more than you take in. The 3500 calorie rule has been tossed around for years, though it isn't that hard and fast. It's just a guideline. Old school thinking says that if you want to lose a pound a week, you need a calorie deficit of 500 per day, as 7x500=3500. So either eat 500 less calories or burn 500 more. Then you get into the inflated numbers of how many calories a given activity burns... do some basic research about what you are eating and come up with a good estimate of what you are burning, make sure you have that 500 calorie deficit every day, and you'll get it done.

Anytime you spike insulin, you will have a tendency to grow your fat cells. Probably not what you want to hear, but stay away from sugars, flours, alcohol, anything high glycemic-indexed foods. What type of calories DO matter. A calories is NOT a calorie. And yes, it's real fat you put on, not water. And yes, it's real fat your fat cells release and use when you allow your body the chance. Don't take my word for it. -- Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It 2011 Gary Taubes. The more of the wrong food you eat, the more gets stored in fat cells with little food left for actual energy. Then we are hungrier still.

Calories will impact whether or not you gain weight or lose weightMacro nutrient breakdown will decide how your body uses the caloriesWeight training with proper form will prevent injuryHeavy weights (subjective to the person) will maximize your time in the gym towards maintaining muscle during a deficit, or gaining muscleToning muscle exercise/cardio will create a caloric deficit (least efficient way to do it)

Probably literally no carbohydrates, except for a few veggies (no starches) and tons tons of water will be the best way you can eat! Also will have to exercise like crazy to lose that amount of weight ...